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Added on the 20/12/2023 13:26:04 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Israel strikes Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on the fourth day of the worst escalation of violence in months between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants. IMAGES
Israeli strikes hit Khan Yunis as seen from Rafah. The latest strikes come as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Israel for talks on the war in Gaza as fears grow that the conflict could engulf the wider region. IMAGES
Israeli strikes hit the southern Lebanese villages of Kfar Kila. Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Palestinian militant group Hamas, has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli after Hamas gunmen attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering war in Gaza. IMAGES
Smoke billows over the southern Gaza city of Rafah following Israeli strikes. Since the war erupted, the tiny area's population in Rafah has boomed to around 1.5 million with hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes elsewhere in the territory seeking shelter there. IMAGES
Smoke billows as strikes hit Rafah in the Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt, amid international pressure on Israel to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas. IMAGES
Israel announced the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Hamas-run health ministry said 52 Palestinians including children were killed in heavy overnight air strikes. IMAGES